New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-11-13
TRYING THE WALKING DELEGATES.
COxsPIRING AGAIN ST A BUILDING FIRM-AIIEMfl

TO INTIMIDATE THE COURE
A comp,ny of attorneys and witnesses who "a
sen hed al the jefferson MtHsi Police Court yesterday
mouing were speedily bundled the city to Essex
Markt. The case they appeared In was that III
which Merritt & Co., the builders and real estate
dealers of No. 1.oO1 Nin1heive., a'iego con
spiracy against their business on the part OF a com
nltce from the Boards of walking Delegates. Inc
defendants, five i'm number. are k"o"r j. M'h7'r""t'
of the Cartmcn'- Union Edward Mel ughlin, Of he
Progressive Painters No. 3 Owen Harvey, OF the
yarnIshcrs and Ioishcr,; Peter Kicnau. of the Tie
LAYERS: and James Mcdonald Of the BnckhaIdlers
All were present yesterday with their counsel
Robert A. 10 lstcr of the firm Of Merritt & co..
was the first witness and questioned a. 10 the all
davit he had made, In which tie ccnplacy was al
ieCcd. II was there stated that the defendants had
visited firms from whom Merritt Il ca had been
obtaining building material and had induced several
such firms 10 refuse such supplies. This Wa during
strike of Merritt cos employees IN the latter par
of September and tie first of october. II wa Alleged
too, that bricks purchased by Merritt Go. were re
moved from the docks at seventy nln'ii-st Inc
point that the defence sought to establish was thai
Mr. HOLSTERS sworn statements were based on in.
formation and belief rather than personal knowledSc
Robert {. Martin. of the firm Of Peck, Martin 4 CO..
who had supplied Merritt & Co. with brick aud othcI
material detifcd the five defendants a. constituting
committee which called upon him about oc'ohff >
They wanted the firm promise not 10 sell any material
70 Merritt & Co. during the strike on october H.
Peck Martin d Co S cartmcn drivers and bnchandie'
stopred work. They gave no reason, except tha'
they were ordered to do The Witness concin
sion wa ths this wa the rcsUl, OF the firms refusal
10 stop delivering To Merritt u Co. Henry X llcndpn.
foreman for Peck Marin d Co.. remembered thai
Robert Armstrong. OF the defendants. called
uuon him aud uc-iicd ium To tell Mr. PECK thai II hi-
firm sent any material 10 Ncuht n 60. Ihcii
br mess would be stopped. The dan amer 'hl0 con
vcr.aiinn theiT business ~ipppHt. a. haI hccn
threatened The case wa then adJUnrn"i 80 Monday.
Justice German then laid he had received aA"iN
uously a newspaper ! p which Wa evidently 'huhH"i
IN ntimiGaic the court. He wanted TO say maj -
such was the ca g, the person Who ~" - mai maze p
mistake and il hc knew who sent the up h' Won q"
proceed against the per aOucc; and II ~ W"r'
ANYBODY connected with the "a G.. II made me d'iI
ants case look worse than the con thru''i u d'd
before. The slip contained preamble ana In'inh,
which, IL f. SAID hal been pa--rl bv ne FuIIulie
Trades Section Of the central Lfl"r Union. 1u,
e. c-ed that certain cmplcYci-' Wl'H II
didn't name. cOn~pirng 10 bring an acu"n u.
violation Of common and co~tiiniloHal utti'' ana
tho resolution Impressed contempt for iu'ur' WI"
would iesnc warrants on 'ey plrc' cy zee. in'
paper and the Justices remark were ordered me 10
court record. hut The attorney for the ccin,'
made IN emphatic denial TINT any one from Id" sac
had anything to do with sending The sip